Sort-of Sonnets: A Poet in Debt

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A collection of poems inspired by the sonnet scheme, but not confined by it, exploring a story of a messenger (poet) in debt and desperate for options. Who is he indebted to? Only two of the most famous poets in history (who also happen to be dead, by the way). What does he owe them? You'll have to read his messages to find out what, how, and why!
    
    Background for readers new to sonnets: 
    A "sonnet" is a poem, traditionally consisting of fourteen lines, that follows strict meter and rhyme schemes. The two most well-known forms of sonnets were popularized by William Shakespeare (The Shakespearean Sonnet, or The English Sonnet) and Francesco Petrarch (The Petrarchan Sonnet, or The Italian Sonnet). 
    
    Sonnets use a meter scheme known as iambic pentameter, which means each line consists of five pairs of syllables, with each syllable pair consisting of an unstressed and a stressed syllable (eg, "Shall I comPARE thee TO a SUMmer's DAY?") 
    
    The two sonnet forms have slightly different standard rhyme schemes. See below...
    
    For English:
    abab
    cdcd
    efef
    gg
    
    For Italian:
    abba
    abba
    cde
    cde
    OR
    abba
    abba
    cdc
    dcdAll Rights Reserved

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A collection of poems inspired by the sonnet scheme, but not confined by it, exploring a story of a messenger (poet) in debt and desperate for options. Who is he indebted to? Only two of the most famous poets in history (who also happen to be dead, by the way). What does he owe them? You'll have to read his messages to find out what, how, and why!
    
    Background for readers new to sonnets: 
    A "sonnet" is a poem, traditionally consisting of fourteen lines, that follows strict meter and rhyme schemes. The two most well-known forms of sonnets were popularized by William Shakespeare (The Shakespearean Sonnet, or The English Sonnet) and Francesco Petrarch (The Petrarchan Sonnet, or The Italian Sonnet). 
    
    Sonnets use a meter scheme known as iambic pentameter, which means each line consists of five pairs of syllables, with each syllable pair consisting of an unstressed and a stressed syllable (eg, "Shall I comPARE thee TO a SUMmer's DAY?") 
    
    The two sonnet forms have slightly different standard rhyme schemes. See below...
    
    For English:
    abab
    cdcd
    efef
    gg
    
    For Italian:
    abba
    abba
    cde
    cde
    OR
    abba
    abba
    cdc
    dcd

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